Breast-strap slide



NrTnD STATES A'rnNT FFICE.

ANDREW BUGKHAM, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BREAST-STRAP SLIDE.

.T0 all whom it may concern:

y Be it known that' I, ANDREW BUCKHAM, of Newark, in the county ofEssex, in the State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Slides for the Breast- Straps of Harness; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a clear and exact description of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawings, makin g a part of thisspecificati in, in which- Figure l is a perspective view, and Fig'. 2 aperspective view of the same as applied to the breastvstrap.

My improvement consists in two ribs (marked R It', Fig. l) made out ofmetal or other suitable material, and applied to the body of the slide,or forged, east, or otherwise formed out of, or constituting a part of,thel body ofthe slide itself, in such a manner as to allow the ring ofthe pole-chain or neck-yoke to enter freely between their innerextremities at the angle of the slide, yet of such a sha-pe as toprevent it from being easily displaced from its position in the angle ofthe slide by a side pull or strain, thus securing the ring in its properposition on the slide and preventing undue strain on any other partthereof, yet allowing the ring to be easily detached when the strap isunhitched. The ribs also tend to preserve the horses from injuriescaused by blows from the pole when a sudden jerk is communicated to itby the front wheels, as the ring of the pole-chain or neck yoke, beingheld securely in its place, the end of the pole is thereby heldcomparatively steady between the horses.

My improvement also consists in'a. stud or pin, (marked S, Fig. 1,) madeout of metal or other suitable material, and applied t0 the body of theslide, or forged, cast, or otherwise formed out of, or constituting apart of, the body of the slide itself on the side next to the strap,said stud or piu being intended to a-pply in a hole or holes in thebreast-strap, and thus prevent the slide from slipping on the strap whena heavy side pull or strain comes upon it.

I do not claim the invention of the slide itself, being myself theassignee of half the entire interest in a patent granted therefor toDexter Pettcngill, of Delhi, New York, on the 25th of November, 1862.

I claim- In combination with a breaststrap slide the ribs R R and tongueS, all constructed and arranged as described.

ANDREW BUGKHAM. Witnesses:

JOHN H. BARLOW, WM. Snovn.

